Job Description

We are looking for a person to work with a small team of optical scientists in developing display and imaging systems for AR and VR applications. They should have a solid background in optical design fundamentals and in non-sequential ray tracing analysis of optical systems.

Optical Scientist Responsibilities

* Develop new concepts and technologies for future Near-Eye Displays (NEDs), projectors, cameras and sensors. These areas could include: integrated optics, structured light, depth sensing, polarization optics, optical system design and optical metrology.

* Modeling and prototyping of critical technologies to drive system performance and to validate achievable visual experience.

* Research and development of emerging concepts in imaging systems and optical systems in support of NEDs.

* Support evaluation and characterization of optical components, and system integration.

* Collaborate with the larger research team to explore concepts, perform trades and drive optical system development to create compelling experiences.

* Drive supplier choice, interaction and management in order to deliver prototypes in support of concept demonstrations.

Minimum Qualifications

* PhD in the field of Optical Sciences, Physics or similar field or equivalent experience.

* 3+ years experience in applied research or product development of optics or photonic systems.

* 3+ years of experience with optics technologies with one or more of the following: illumination, radiometry/photometry, stray light analysis, physical optics, or imaging.

* 3+ years of experience with laboratory work in setting up of optical systems, experience with methods and tools for fabrication of optics.

* 3+ years of experience with non-sequential optical design tools and methods in FRED, ASAP,or LightTools, or Zemax.

* Experience working with minimal direction and managing a project independently from start to finish.

* Experience working and collaborating in a cross-functional team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with fundamentals in one or more of the disciplines: optical scattering modeling and measurement, polarization optics, optical system design and optical metrology.

* Experience in radiometric calibration and Signal To Noise measurement and modeling of imaging systems.

* Thorough understanding of scattering theory, measurements and its implementation into stray light models.

* Experience evaluating system impact of scattered light and translating that into a system specification. This may involve driving design changes required to minimize its impact.

* Experience with non-sequential modeling and stray light analysis in FRED and familiarity of scripting (MATLAB or Python) for the analysis.

* Experience with methods and tools for fabrication of optics (molded, polished, diamond turned) as well as micro structures.

* Experience with product launches, grants, fellowships, patents, or first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences such as Applied Optics, Optics Letters, Optics Express, SIGGRAPH, SID, OSA, or SPIE.

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